
The Chirp: NBA Finals Edition
The Cavaliers defeated the Warriors, 93-89, to win a historic Game 7 and earning Cleveland its first major sports title in 52 years. The Cavs became the first team to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the title in a game that saw 27 and 26-point games from LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, respectively. Throughout 48 minutes, plenty of athletes weighed on social media during the epic matchup that came down to the wire.
Live look at Cleveland pic.twitter.com/Gzp4lOoTEw
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) June 20, 2016
Lebron just solidifying himself as the KING!!!! All this guy does is ball, it’s about time he starts getting a little respect!! #Witness — Ryan Goins (@rgoins17) June 20, 2016
From down 3 games to 1. #neverbeen done #Cavs #BeGreat
— Greg Jennings (@GregJennings) June 20, 2016
LeBron with the SWAT ➕ Kyrie with the SHOT = ?.
— Chiney Ogwumike (@Chiney321) June 20, 2016
#Cavsvswarriors #nbafinals2016 LBJ is the greatest player I have ever seen. pic.twitter.com/FEkjEnTqmd
— Jay Williams (@RealJayWilliams) June 20, 2016
BelieveLand.
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) June 20, 2016
Wow! Congrats to Lebron and the cavs. That was one hell of a comeback!!!!
— Nik Stauskas (@NStauskas11) June 20, 2016
— Eric Ebron (@Ebron85) June 20, 2016
Wow Cleveland #Respect
— Eric LeGrand (@EricLeGrand52) June 20, 2016
"LeBron, it was unanimous. YOU are the #NBAFinals MVP." #NBAChampions | #OneForTheLand pic.twitter.com/IJJ7QrfP8p
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) June 20, 2016
— Eric Ebron (@Ebron85) June 20, 2016
— Danny Trevathan (@Grindin_59) June 20, 2016
@KingJames led both tms in all catogories . 1st time that's ever happened. Don't deny this man's gr8ness anymore.
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) June 20, 2016
Watching this game like....#NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/xTr5zCTDwt
— ANTHONY ADAMS (@spiceadams) June 20, 2016
Man this series was classic. #NBAFinals?
— Gregory Smith (@Ju_Smith4) June 20, 2016
That 3 by Kyrie is usually what Golden State does to folk!! #cutthroat
— Brian Dawkins (@BrianDawkins) June 20, 2016
Cleveland you deserve it. Congrats
— Justin Tuck (@JustinTuck) June 20, 2016
— Mark Ingram II (@markingram21) June 20, 2016
I THINK WE HAVE A BALL GAME FOLKS!!!! pic.twitter.com/H0PQiv9WEq
— Bishop Sankey (@BishopSankey) June 20, 2016
Dude filmed Trainwreck last offseason.. Signed a billion dollar deal.. He's about to be MVP of another finals.. Lebron's life is majestic.
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) June 20, 2016
I told you never go against @KingJames never
— King me (@sammywatkins) June 20, 2016
Lebron just took his league back
— Trevor Booker (@35_Fitz) June 20, 2016
CONGRATS to @LeBronJames
— Hydra Headphones (@haynesworthiii) June 20, 2016
Kyrie is Ridiculous With A Basketball.
— Eric Ebron (@Ebron85) June 20, 2016
Omggggggggggggg Kyrie — Brandon Jennings (@thinkiminthe90s) June 20, 2016
Kyrie though!!!!!
— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) June 20, 2016
Kyrie unconcious
— Braylon Edwards (@OfficialBraylon) June 20, 2016
KYRIE IRVING oh man oh man
— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) June 20, 2016
#Squad:
FIRST of 33 teams to ever overcome a 3-1 #NBAFinals deficit.
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) June 20, 2016
FOURTH to win Game 7 as road warriors. #NBAChampions pic.twitter.com/8bxeRxg358
#DubNation live tonight pic.twitter.com/PQoRdhlp24
— Jonathan Stewart (@Jonathanstewar1) June 20, 2016
Just got off my flight to catch the end of the @NBA finals. What a game. Airport huddle with all the other sports fans
— Julie Chu (@juliechu13) June 20, 2016
With my family @iamjamiefoxx #Game7 #NbaFinals pic.twitter.com/anJBwdwnuv
— Jalen Rose (@JalenRose) June 20, 2016
#NBAFinals #whoyougot pic.twitter.com/BF8rw4YcoI
— Kenny Smith (@TheJetOnTNT) June 20, 2016
#NowPlaying:
ahh game of thrones now. congrats to the city of Cleveland! #welldeserved — Solomon Hill (@solohill) June 20, 2016
One song comes to mind...Mr. Mister - Kyrie #NBAFinals https://t.co/7MenmduwzF
— Jeremy Guthrie (@TheRealJGuts) June 20, 2016
Mood.. @KingJames pic.twitter.com/ryzK5o5AwS
— Mohamed Sanu Sr. (@Mo_12_Sanu) June 20, 2016
Finally got it!!! #NBAFinals @cavs #ALLin216 pic.twitter.com/HrKZBtBcoC
— lindsey vonn (@lindseyvonn) June 20, 2016
Not a bad way to spend Father's Day evening #Cubs/Pirates #WrigleyField #Warriors/Cavs pic.twitter.com/aki2EY3KOS
— Kevin Millar (@KMillar15) June 20, 2016
NASCAR driverDenny Hamlinand more on important questions:
Can we get a "where are they now" series on the ppl of Cleveland that burned @KingJames jersey in 2010?
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) June 20, 2016
Great showing by both teams. When does football start?!
— russ (@RussellOkung) June 20, 2016
Crying Lebron meme? pic.twitter.com/O0lpHkhZxm
— lOUIS NIX III (@1irishchocolate) June 20, 2016
Why is Usher there!?!
— Gerald McCoy (@Geraldini93) June 20, 2016
Is that Usher on the podium?
— Justin Forsett (@JForsett) June 20, 2016
Is @verizon and @sprint beefing? I feel like they're throwing jabs at each other in these commercials
— George Iloka (@George_iloka) June 20, 2016
Anybody know how this NBA finals game compares to the Super Bowl in terms of viewers watching?
— George Iloka (@George_iloka) June 20, 2016
Why isn't Lebron guarding Draymond???#Game7 #nbafinals
— Kris Humphries (@KrisHumphries) June 20, 2016
Lebron wit all this passing? Is he sick?
— Marquette King (@MarquetteKing) June 20, 2016
#Mood:
Poppin champagne CUZ WE WON a championship game #NBAChampions https://t.co/CLUNU5K72h
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) June 20, 2016
I keep telling my wife what I would do if I was playing in this game & she still doubting my BBall skills even on Fathers Day smh
— Justin Forsett (@JForsett) June 20, 2016
Safe to say I've lost at least three years of my life during this game! #stress #NBAFinals
— Adonal Foyle (@afoyle3131) June 20, 2016
ATHLETES WITH BABIES WATCHING GAME 7:
Look who stayed out for the whole game. He will always remember tonight and Lebrons greatness. pic.twitter.com/qhV6hemBJM — Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) June 20, 2016
NFL quarterback Charlie Whitehurstand more on Game 7 looks:
Curse of the Chef Currys #neverforget pic.twitter.com/BZGcaGyyoX
— Steve Johnson (@SJohnson831) June 20, 2016
game 7? pic.twitter.com/oaTZVzdb6l
— Bobby Brown (@BBROWNLAU) June 20, 2016
I’m not sure about these Cleveland uniforms. #nbafinals — Charlie Whitehurst (@cwhitey6) June 20, 2016
And finally, Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanuon post-game plans:
Goodnight y'all ??????????????????? pic.twitter.com/cX6L2KCqYv
— Mohamed Sanu Sr. (@Mo_12_Sanu) June 20, 2016